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Refurbished Media Console Dry Brushed With Metallic Cream

5.13.2016

Metallic Cream is one of my favorite products that Country Chic Paint offers. So, we went on a hunt to find the best detailed piece we could find to rescue and re-love.

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The Before:

We stumbled upon this gem at an estate sale. A vintage radio cabinet complete with red and orange fiber speakers. Jealous? I think there were 40 years worth of dust trapped in those suckers. ;)

We ditched those pretty things. Scissors and an exacto knife came in really handy for this step. In less then 10 minutes, we had them ripped out and thrown away! Now that the speakers were gone, this vintage radio cabinet was on it's way to becoming an updated and functional media console. After a really good dusting we we're ready to paint!

We applied two coats of Country Chic Paint in Liquorice. Once it was dry, we brushed on some Metallic Cream in Belt Buckle onto all of high spots of the detailed areas. We applied the same technique to some vintage hardware, and then added them to this piece. At the end of this post you'll find a short one minute video that demonstrates this.

We cut and painted pegboard and attached it to the back of the unit. Air ventilation is important when you're converting a piece to a TV console. This prevents any electronic components from getting too hot when the doors are closed.

We're calling this furniture makeover, The McCartney Media Console.

A perfectly functional piece that's been refinished using just 40% of a quart sized paint can and tiny amounts of metallic cream. Here are a few more close ups so you can see all of the yummy details...

Country Chic Metallic Creams come in four beautiful colors. Watch us as we dry brush some metallic cream onto this old vintage hardware.

Carrie is the owner and author of Thirty Eighth Street, a blog dedicated to furniture story telling. Filled with tutorials, tips and lots of furniture before and afters, Thirty Eighth Street was created to encourage and inspire her readers to see the full potential in unloved and unwanted furniture. Carrie's work has been featured at HGTV, The Huffington Post, Hometalk, Annie Sloan, Country Chic Paint, Redbook, General Finishes and has been published in BH&G Magazine. Carrie has been a judge for The Fab Furniture Flippin Contest ™ and is a regular contributor for Country Chic Paint and Pure & Original.

I love how this looks, the finish is gorgeous. It really plays up the detail on the piece. And the details are incredible. I've never used this product, but I will be checking it out. Especially as much as you love it, I respect your opinion and will be trying this on my next piece! I hope I can find one as ornate as this piece, it's a showstopper!!!

Good Lord! I love this piece! Beautiful job. You are the Star Feature at the Before & After party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week's party. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/06/wednesday-week-74.html Hope you have a lovely weekend. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse